Marta Vânia Uetela, founder of BioMec Mozambique, recognized with the Commonwealth Point of Light 193 award — Lionesses of Africa

“It is truly a pleasure to present this Commonwealth Points of Light award to Marta Uetela on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen. Her inspiring work with the development of affordable prostheses helps improve and transform people’s quality of life, opening doors for dreams to come true. The impact of Marta’s work goes further still as she combines design with  sustainability by using plastic collected from the ocean as raw material for her prostheses. I am amazed by her work and very happy that Marta is the fourth Mozambican to receive the Points of Light Award. Congratulations, Marta. You are a true inspiration!”

Responding to the award, Marta said:

“It is with great enthusiasm that I receive the Commonwealth Points of Light award, thank you for sharing enthusiasm for the initiative and giving motivation. I hope we can make people with mobility challenges have a life without limitations, full of possibilities and self-esteem.”

To read Marta’s full startup story on Lionesses of Africa, click here.